Neuroprosthetics — implants containing multi-contact electrodes that can substitute certain nerve functionalities — have the potential to work wonders. They […]
Would you zap your brain to improve your memory? Scientists study attitudes toward brain stimulation
Using a few wires and sponges, in ordinary homes around the world, people are trying to hack their own minds. […]
Hormone alters male brain networks to enhance sexual and emotional function
Scientists have gained new insights into how the ‘master regulator’ of reproduction affects men’s brains. In a new study, scientists […]
Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of brain development, study finds
Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of cell death across the brain, exhibiting greater nerve cell death than vaginally delivered mice […]
Many cases of dementia may arise from non-inherited DNA ‘spelling mistakes’
Only a small proportion of cases of dementia are thought to be inherited — the cause of the vast majority […]
Free thinking: Origins of free will in the brain
Long the domain of philosophy and religion, free will has also been defined by scientists as a combination of two […]
Evidence that addictive behaviors have strong links with ancient retroviral infection
New research from an international team led by Oxford University’s Department of Zoology and the National-Kapodistrian University of Athens, published […]
Opioid controlled substance agreements safely reduce health care visits, study finds
The medical community has long known that patients on long-term opioid therapy often have significantly more health care visits. But […]
Building a better brain-in-a-dish, faster and cheaper
Writing in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego […]
Secret tunnels discovered between the skull and the brain: Study suggests immune cells rush through channels to get to injured tissue quickly
Bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside most of our bones, produces red blood cells as well as immune cells that […]